Hes chairman of the ways and Means Committee, writing the tax proposal that came out yesterday. So were going to be going into all of the details of whats happened so far, what to expect in the coming days. Thanks. Before we get started with the program, id like to extend a special thank you to our partners at the business round table for their support in making this event possible. Here to say a few words is joshua bolten, president and c. E. O. Of the business round table. Joshua good afternoon. Business round table is pleased to partner with politico for this event and to introduce chairman kevin brady. Mr. Chairman, it has to be said, after decades of false starts and frustrated expectations, what an amazing accomplishment this week. Im speaking, of course, about your Houston Astros winning the world series. [laughter] [applause] on top of that, youve crafted a pretty damn good tax reform plan, one that provides substantial relief for workers, families and businesses. We at the bus
Obviously the timing could not have been better. Hes chairman of the ways and Means Committee, writing the tax proposal that came out yesterday. So were going to be going into all of the details of whats happened so far, what to expect in the coming days. Before we get started with the program, id like to extend a special thank you to our partners at the business round table for their support in making this event possible. Here to say a few words is joshua bolten, president and c. E. O. Of the business round table. [applause] joshua good afternoon. Business round table is pleased to partner with politico for this event and to introduce chairman kevin brady. Mr. Chairman, it has to be said, after decades of false starts and frustrated expectations, what an amazing accomplishment this week. Im speaking, of course, about your Houston Astros wing the world series. [laughter] [applause] on top of that, youve crafted a pretty damn good tax reform plan, one that provides substantial relief fo
Table for their support in making this event possible. Here to say a few words is joshua bolten, president and c. E. O. Of the business round table. [applause] joshua good afternoon. Business round table is pleased to partner with politico for this event and to introduce chairman kevin brady. Mr. Chairman, it has to be said, after decades of false starts and frustrated expectations, what an amazing accomplishment this week. Im speaking, of course, about your Houston Astros wing the world series. [laughter] [applause] on top of that, youve crafted a pretty damn good tax reform plan, one that provides substantial relief for workers, families an businesses. We at the business round table applaud your comprehensive approach. From the business standpoint, weve long believed that successful tax reform must allow u. S. Companies to compete and succeed in the global economy. Increasing investment and hiring in the united states. When the business round table surveyed our members, who collectiv
\[applause] good afternoon. Thank you so much for joining us. We are coauthors of the politico playbook. We are very excited for the event this afternoon. I want to thank all of you in the room and those on livestream and the cameras in the back who are joining us to have this great conversation with congressman kevin brady. Obviously the timing could not have been better. Hes chairman of the ways and Means Committee, writing the tax proposal that came out yesterday. So were going to be going into all of the details of whats happened so far, what to expect in the coming days. Thanks. Before we get started with the program, id like to extend a special thank you to our partners at the business round table for their support in making this event possible. Here to say a few words is joshua bolten, president and c. E. O. Of the business round table. [applause] joshua good afternoon. Business round table is pleased to partner with politico for this event and to introduce chairman kevin brady.
Several years now, been on a couple of panels together. And i want folks to know about joey. What was he like, and what happened to him . Hmm, well, joey was a senior at Arizona State university when we got the the horrible news that he had passed away in his bedroom overnight after a college party. Hed been out with friends the night before, and theyd gone to the nightclubs in the area to celebrate a birthday and an early graduation for a friend. Came back to his apartment, and he basically just went to sleep and didnt wake up. I would describe joey as pretty much the allamerican kid. He loved sports. While he was i think he started four like 4 years old all the way through high school, he was playing virtually every sport you could imagine. His special love was football, and he played football the last four years of his high school time, but. He was just a really fun guy to be around. He was everybodys friend. He walked in the room, and everybody was attracted to him. He was beautifu